Alexandre Alexeieff

Alexandre Alexeieff

  • Birthday: 8/1/1901
  • Deathday: 8/9/1982
  • Place of birth: Kazan, Russian Empire [now Tatarstan, Russia]
  • Fame for: Directing
  • Also known as: Alexandre Alexeieff, Alexandre Alexieff, Александр Алексеев, Alexander Alexeïeff

Biography

Russian-born French experimental short artist who with his wife, American-born Claire Parker, invented the pinscreen animation technique. He is most known for designing the prologue sequence for Orson Welles's The Trial. He grew up in Constantinople, then the Ottoman Empire. His landmark work, Night on Bald Mountain (1933) was a fusion of musical piece and imagery, seven years before Wait Disney attempted the same piece as part of Fantasia (1940). Two years later he would produce the first promotional film in France made in color.

Filmography

Dreams about Alfeoni
Release date: 4/30/2002

Dreams about Alfeoni

Role(s): Self (archive footage)

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Pinscreen
Release date: 5/12/1973

Pinscreen

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À Propos De Jivago
Release date: 4/9/1960

À Propos De Jivago

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Three Moods
Release date: 1/1/1980

Three Moods

Role(s): Writer

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A Night on Bald Mountain
Release date: 11/1/1933

A Night on Bald Mountain

Role(s): Director

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